FE Lecturer UCU Rank and File Activist Father to 5 Vice President elect of UCU
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UCU are doing a last push to get signatures on our petition before submitting it to colleges, the AoC and government. Anyone can sign. Please use the UCU post below to share the petition with anyone who cares about education in the UK.
Our further educations members are calling for change:
✊ Parity with schoolteacher pay
✊A minimum starting salary of £30k
✊National agreements on workload
✊National bargaining
Find out more about the #NewDealforFE campaign 👇
ucu.org.uk/NewDealForFE
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Our General Secretary @DrJoGrady went on @BBCNewsnight last night to tell the nation about the shockingly low pay of further education college lecturers 👇
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We're fighting for pay parity with schoolteachers ✊
The additional £300m from the government has to be ring-fenced for staff pay.
Sign the petition for binding national bargaining in further education 👉 newdealforfe.org.uk
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Thanks to Lauren Edwards MP for Rochester and Strood for taking the time out to meet with our fantastic Further Education members at Parliament to discuss the state of FE and what needs to be done to fix it!
#ANewDealForFE
@ucu
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Our #NewDealForFE calls for:
✊ Parity with schoolteacher pay
✊A minimum starting salary of £30k
✊National agreements on workload
✊National bargaining
Today we are taking this message to parliament in a Further and Prison education briefing 👇 Stay tuned 🔥
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Is @ulsteruni VC oblivious to what is currently happening in England?
In this disappointing interview he argues that the fees & funding system operating in England provides more "stability" for HE
Not in the experience of our English comrades, VC!!
derrynow.com/news/derry-news…
Thanks to @AliceMLabour for coming to the @ucu lobby of parliament and listening to the damage funding cuts in FE have done and to the need for a #NewDealForFE
ALT James and David standing with Alice MacDonald MP for Norwich North in the corridor outside committee room 16 in the Houses of Parliament. Alice, David and James are All wearing or holding New Deal for FE stickers.
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“Education should never be run for profit.”
Powerful words from our president @Maxine4UCUVP on Prison Education yesterday in Parliament 👏
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“Our #NewDealforFE campaign, at its heart, is about our students.”
Our VP David Hunter in Parliament on Wednesday 👇
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Thank you @WarinderSJuss for raising our members' concerns in Parliament.
It's time to raise further education teachers' pay.
It's time for a #NewDealForFE
Kings speech gives hope for workers in the UK.
The Employment Bill will be a vital stepping stone towards:
⏩ Making work pay.
⏩ Ensuring security and respect at work.
⏩ Ensuring good employers are not undercut by the bad.
Improving the quality of work is hugely popular with voters across the political spectrum and can raise living standards.
Delivering the New Deal in full will improve the working lives of millions and help turn the page on an era of low pay, low rights and low productivity.
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That crowd, in this weather ✊🏼.
#DurhamMinersGala #SolidarityForever
ALT Stephen Guy addresses the Gala crowd
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Tomorrow is the #DurhamMinersGala ✊ @DurhamGala
Look out for the @ucu banner in the biggest show of solidarity in the UK.
Here's a throwback to last year 👇
Great to see FE mentioned right alongside HE. Thank you @DrJoGrady for making sure Adult, Prisons and FE were on the agenda alongside the absolute crisis in HE.
The Labour Government believes in working in partnership with our higher and further education workforce.
Great to talk to @DrJoGrady of @UCU about common concerns and the challenges we will face together.
ALT Secretary of State for Education Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP with Dr Jo Grady, General Secretary, University & College Union, Department for Education, July 2024.
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The DfE has refused to fund the 5% rise in employers’ contributions to the TPS for higher education institutions @ucu
Many university employers already face severe financial difficulties
Govts refusal to intervene puts thousands of jobs on the line
My letter to the Minister👇
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The Daily Express would like to hide the fact that they’ve issued an apology to Prof Kate Sang, a UCU member that they smeared.
Let’s not allow them to do that. Please share.
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The Real Experience of Teaching in Prisons | Prison Education | Universi... youtu.be/t2WsiZCUhqM?si=0lCV… via @YouTube